communist
[ kom-yuh-nist ]
/ ˈkɒm yə nɪst /
noun
(initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
an advocate of communism.
a person who is regarded as supporting politically leftist or subversive causes.
(usually initial capital letter) a Communard.
adjective
(initial capital letter) of or relating to the Communist Party or to Communism.
pertaining to communists or communism.
QUIZZES
TAKE THIS QUIZ TO SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL PUNCTUATION!
Commas mark divisions in sentences. Periods end declarative sentences. Apostrophes show possession. Easy, right? Well, punctuation can get pretty tricky—fast. Think you got what it takes to be a punctuation expert? Take our quiz to prove it!
Question 1 of 10
Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOTHER WORDS FROM communist
Words nearby communist
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for pro-communist
The couple reported back to Moscow about the people in their circles—who was pro-Communist and who was not.
The armies which had been pro-communist turned on their officers.
The Image and the Likeness|John Scott CampbellI never heard Oswald make any anti-American or pro-Communist statements.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for pro-communist (1 of 2)
pro-Communist
adjective
in favour of or supporting Communist policies and ideologies etc
noun
a person who is pro-Communist
British Dictionary definitions for pro-communist (2 of 2)
communist
/ (ˈkɒmjʊnɪst) /
noun
adjective
of, characterized by, favouring, or relating to communism; communistic
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for pro-communist
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.